Coca-Cola to Transition to Fully Recycled Plastic for 500ML Bottles in Canada
26 Octobre 2023 - 5:11PM
Dow Jones News
By Adriano Marchese
Coca-Cola will be transition away from using virgin plastic for
its half-liter bottles in Canada, opting for fully-recycled plastic
instead.
The beverage giant said Thursday all its 500 milliliter bottles
will be made with 100% recycled plastic bottles, saving 7.6 million
pounds of new plastic in 2024.
Vice President and General Manager of Sustainability of
Coca-Cola North America Kurt Ritter said the hope is that by
transitioning its 500ml-sparkling portfolio to recycled plastic
will increase the amount of high-quality, food-grade, recycled
plastic available in Canada which would allow Coca-Cola to offer
more of its brands in this sustainable format.
The move is part of Coca-Cola's World Without Waste objective
which aims for the company to use 50% recycled content in its
packaging by 2030 as well as reduce the use of virgin plastic. The
initiative was launched in 2018.
The new recycled bottles will be produced locally by Coke Canada
Bottling in manufacturing facilities in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec
and British Columbia.
While the bottles themselves will be transitioned to fully
recycled plastic, the company noted that caps and labels won't
be.
This isn't Coca-Cola's first venture into recycled plastics. In
2021, the company debuted its 13.2-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola
Trademark brands in 100% recycled plastics in California, Florida
and other states in the U.S.' Northeast.
Coca-Cola is also partnering with other tech companies to create
bottle prototypes made from plant-based sources.
Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com
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